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  • Madden NFL 13 Roster Update #8 Details
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    Posted October 18th, 2012 at 10:00 am 152 Comments »
    The roster update following week six of the season for Madden NFL 13 is slated to release by Saturday morning. It will include numerous impactful injuries including trips to the IR for Ray Lewis, Lardarius Webb, Cedric Benson, and Ryan Kalil with DeMarco Murray and Kevin Kolb moving down the depth chart. Darrelle Revis has still not been put on the IR. Moves of note include J.J. Watt who gains 2 as his climb continues now to 96, Russell Wilson jumps 2 reaching 80 for the first time, Jordy...
  • Problem Arises With Player Editing Following Madden NFL 13 Patch
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    Posted October 16th, 2012 at 2:45 pm 97 Comments »
    The patch delivering numerous new features to Madden NFL 13 arrived yesterday but with it a few issues have already been identified. The most prominent affects player editing within Connected Careers mode which was one of the most highly anticipated additions. Making any changes to players in certain positions results in their appearance changing and becoming scrawny. This appears to be isolated to the offensive line, defensive line, and fullback - though there could be others as the diff...
  • Madden NFL 13 Week Six Upcoming Roster Update Discussion
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    Posted October 16th, 2012 at 11:45 am 125 Comments »
    Week six of the NFL season is in the books and the AFC only has two teams, the Ravens and Texans, with winning records. Injuries will greatly affect the former as both Ray Lewis and Lardarius Webb are out for the season. For Lewis, the Madden 2005 cover athlete and featured in the Madden NFL 13 intro video, it could be the end of his storied career. Other injuries of note that could have impact include those to Kevin Kolb and Demarco Murray while Cedric Benson, Darrelle Revis, and Ryan Kalil...
  • Second Post-Release Patch for Madden NFL 13 Now Available
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    Posted October 15th, 2012 at 10:00 am 153 Comments »
    The highly anticipated patch for Madden NFL 13, that delivers numerous feature additions and various other improvements, has arrived a day early. The patch went out for both the Xbox 360 and PS3 this morning. This update is one of the most significant in the franchise's history. It includes the ability to edit players in Connected Careers, start a new career with a custom roster, Coach mode, and adjustments to areas such as XP output and accelerated clock in careers, and the number of dro...
  • EA Sports Football Pricing Settlement Claims Can Now Be Submitted
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    Posted October 13th, 2012 at 10:15 am 36 Comments »
    Electronic Arts back in July announced a settlement had been reached regarding the lawsuit originally filed in 2008 that contested the company raised prices of their football products following the acquisitions of multiple exclusive licenses. For those that wish to claim part in the action a form has gone out now to do so.  (more…)...
  • Led By Madden NFL 13 EA Sports Takes Four of Top Ten Sales Spots in September
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    Posted October 12th, 2012 at 9:00 am 62 Comments »
    It's was a huge month for EA Sports with official NPD sales numbers arriving and four of the top ten titles for September coming from the company. Madden NFL 13 finished in 1st, FIFA 13 in 3rd, NHL 13 in 6th, and NCAA Football 13 in 8th. Only NCAA 13 has seen a drop in sales year-over-year while the others have produced noteworthy gains.  (more…)...
  • Madden NFL 13 Roster Update #7 Details
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    Posted October 11th, 2012 at 11:45 am 134 Comments »
    The roster update for Madden NFL 13 following week five of the regular season is scheduled to go out for both the Xbox 360 and PS3 by Saturday morning. This update will apply to any Play Now or Online games. A new roster to use when starting up Connected Careers went live yesterday. Players getting bumped in the update include Robert Quinn who gains 4 points, Bruce Irvin picks up 2, Reggie Wayne goes up 2, J.J. Watt is up to 94, Marques Colston to 92, Logan Mankins to 97, and Alex Smith t...
  • New Features Go Live on Madden NFL 13 Connected Careers Website
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    Posted October 10th, 2012 at 6:15 pm 32 Comments »
    EA Sports this week added some long-awaited functionality to the Connected Careers website for Madden NFL 13. Back when the website launched - read up on complete earlier impressions here - the sections for League, Teams, and Players were reserved for later. Now that they've gone live their purposes are evident and the additional options prove to add value to the site and it's reach into ongoing careers.  (more…)...